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even north florida is in the low 40s this morning. as far as the big storm out west, mostly the worst of it will be in the northern rockies. blizzard warnings for areas of montana. tons of snow out here with lots of strong, gusty winds. the white is the snow already falling. some rain mixing at the higher elevations with the snow. almost the entire state of montana is covered with a good snowfall. the forecast for today, after a cold start, a nice afternoon in the southeast. new england, slow improvement. we will see late day rain in minneapolis. the rest of the country looks okay. through the weekend, that storm heads into the heartland. >> all right. we'll check back in a little bit. >>> peyton's potential pizza payday. headlines are next. >>> plus, the company that vows to hire 100,000 veterans. you're watching "first look" on msnbc. wanna see me get some great deals? it's a new way to get cash back deals, and it's called bankamerideals! i sign into my online banking... click the "cash back deals tab"... and pick the deals i want.
even north florida is in the low 40s this morning. as far as the big storm out west, mostly the worst of it will be in the northern rockies. blizzard warnings for areas of montana. tons of snow out here with lots of strong, gusty winds. the white is the snow already falling. some rain mixing at the higher elevations with the snow. almost the entire state of montana is covered with a good snowfall. the forecast for today, after a cold start, a nice afternoon in the southeast. new england, slow...
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coming up, why florida's former governor is looking more likely as a contend er for 2016. first, we'll take you lav to the biggest mall in america for a check on how the busiest shopping day is going. ♪ [ male announcer ] it's that time of year again. medicare open enrollment. time to compare plans and costs. you don't have to make changes. but it never hurts to see if you can find better coverage, save money, or both. and check out the preventive benefits you get after the health care law. ♪ open enrollment ends december 7th. so now's the time. visit medicare.gov or call 1-800-medicare. so now's the time. on black friday, it doesn'ty bird...or matter,liest bird? as long as we end up here at 5 a.m., or at homedepot.com, starting thursday. where prices have been cut, chopped, and sanded... on the most powerful tools that cut. ...chop... ...and sand. so we, or somebody on our list, can do the same. more saving. more doing. that's the power of the home depot. the early bird gets a special buy on a ryobi two-piece lithium-ion kit, just $99. at e-trade, our free online tool
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. >>> republican congressmen allen west of florida has finally conceded defeat. in his statement west said he congratulated his opponent and said our legal team does not believe there are enough overcounted, undercounted, or fraudulent votes to change the outcome of this election. by the way, west will go down in history as one of the most outspoken members of the class of 2010. he once said that there are 80 konl niss in the democratic caucus in the house right there this that chamber with him. 80 come mis. we'll be right back. part of a whole new line of tablets from dell. it's changing the conversation. ♪ >>> okay. so you people are all white 65 and over and you live in the sticks, and you are screwing up the republican party because you are believing what i say. this is their explanation for having lost. >> welcome back to "hardball." that was rush limbaugh. he's a performer. yesterday telling his audience that so-called reasonable republicans have it wrong. they're calling him one of the problems on the right. but the problem for republicans is that they'l
. >>> republican congressmen allen west of florida has finally conceded defeat. in his statement west said he congratulated his opponent and said our legal team does not believe there are enough overcounted, undercounted, or fraudulent votes to change the outcome of this election. by the way, west will go down in history as one of the most outspoken members of the class of 2010. he once said that there are 80 konl niss in the democratic caucus in the house right there this that chamber...
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former florida governor jeb bush has sent out a letter on behalf of george p. bush. >>> finally, today is john boehner's 63rd birthday. and to help him celebrate and maybe smooth over the fiscal cliff discussions, president obama gave boehner is $125 bottle of red wine, a vintage 1997. >>> we'll get you up to speed on the latest developments from the middle east. the white house hoping for deescalation in the face of increasing attacks and counterattacks from hamas and israel. >>> why democrats are concerned about their numbers in the senate, despite winning a majority there. you're watching msnbc, the place for politics. ♪ i always wait until the last minute. can i still ship a gift in time for christmas? yeah, sure you can. great. where's your gift? uh... whew. [ male announcer ] break from the holiday stress. ship fedex express by december 22nd for christmas delivery. ♪ ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] don't just reject convention. drown it out. introducing the all-new 2013 lexus ls f sport. an entirely new pursuit. >>> i'm mara schiavocampo. outrage in egypt
former florida governor jeb bush has sent out a letter on behalf of george p. bush. >>> finally, today is john boehner's 63rd birthday. and to help him celebrate and maybe smooth over the fiscal cliff discussions, president obama gave boehner is $125 bottle of red wine, a vintage 1997. >>> we'll get you up to speed on the latest developments from the middle east. the white house hoping for deescalation in the face of increasing attacks and counterattacks from hamas and israel....
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that florida race still up the air. vo florida. we'll be able the s fiscal cliff business time.ching "the daily rundown" on msc. ♪ úi úq c,opies of my acceptance speech. great! it's always good to have a backup plan in case i get hit by a meteor. wow, your hair looks great. hotoshop here.on those mugs.u're drinking. know, i'm glad we're both running a nice, clean race. here's your "honk if y had an affair with taylor" yard sign. [ male announcer ] fedex office. now save 50% on banners.áhaátmqc >>> as ive been shown the door. repre some form of -election.o name here. pete stark. that forever. he's not coming back. ward#g richardson. getting robert dold.biggt, bobby schilling, joe awalsh. leonard boswell lost. in republicans charlie ousted 6÷ incumbentsents larry lvania democrat mark critz and it,p chandler may lose. ran for the time a row against andybarr. each other. benay mayn. which may be bad news for mitch mcconnell. i'll explain in a minute.;z job you're mitch mcconnellr re-election. >> it'll be see how the minority han
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police say a 13-year-old girl was fatally shot aboard a school bus in florida. a male student is in custody and a gun was recovered at the scene. >>> kevin clash resigned amid allegations he had a relationship with a teenager he met online. >>> software founder john mcafee says he's hiding in plain sight in belize where he's wanted in questioning for the murder of his neighbor. back to "hardball." >>> back to "hardball." secretary of state hillary clinton landed on choppy diplomatic waters today when she peeled off from the trip to asia with the president to wade into the growing conflict between israel and hamas. shortly after landing in israel today, she met with prime minister benjamin netanyahu. let's watch. >> president obama asked me to come to israel with a very clear message. america's commitment to israel's security is rock solid and unwavering. the rocket attacks from terrorist organizations inside gaza on israeli cities and towns must end and a broader calm restored. >> with her time as secretary of state coming to an end, clinton's diplomatic push wi
police say a 13-year-old girl was fatally shot aboard a school bus in florida. a male student is in custody and a gun was recovered at the scene. >>> kevin clash resigned amid allegations he had a relationship with a teenager he met online. >>> software founder john mcafee says he's hiding in plain sight in belize where he's wanted in questioning for the murder of his neighbor. back to "hardball." >>> back to "hardball." secretary of state hillary...
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florida, once again, top of the broadcast, president wins florida. we know that the influx of the hispanic voters in places like purple areas helped tremendously. it's an area that george w. bush won four years ago. georgia could even be at play here in the next eight years. i know you wrote an article on this. what are your thoughts on this democrat gra demographic time bomb? >> it's incredible. when you think about that compared to the fact that in places like central florida, for example, the puerto rican community has grown and that makes such a difference in terms of how you talk about policy, immigration, and a lot of us say that when it came to that, the race was won with blinders on. there was not a lot of soshtd sort of talk about how it came to latinos and rhetoric. >> and let's take a look at the other key voting groups here. blacks, no surprise. also, voters under 30. politico this week asked in the gop has become too old, too white, and too male. what does the republican party have to do to become more competitive with these particular g
florida, once again, top of the broadcast, president wins florida. we know that the influx of the hispanic voters in places like purple areas helped tremendously. it's an area that george w. bush won four years ago. georgia could even be at play here in the next eight years. i know you wrote an article on this. what are your thoughts on this democrat gra demographic time bomb? >> it's incredible. when you think about that compared to the fact that in places like central florida, for...
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but he's not06 the only favorite son from florida testing the waters right now. >> let's just address rig elephant in the room because any time anyone makes a trip to iowa people start speculating about what you're going to d>yo in the future and all that. let me be blunt, i am not now or nor will i ever be a coordinator of iowa. >> pretty funny guy. here with us new york democratic strategist karen hunter in new york also republican strategist susan. both, of course, msnbc contributors. they have done their shopping got great deals and decided to come in and join us. susan, let's start with jeb bush. he's in the news today. popu popular ex-governor of a very important swing state, obviously. plus there's the belief that he could help them somewhat reconnect with latino voters. this such a tough decision for jeb bush? >> it's way too early to make the decion first. for four years running for governor. you're going to have to take every hit. look what happened with marco rubio just this last all of a sudden he didn't answer a question right and gh that especiallyhave the midterm electi
but he's not06 the only favorite son from florida testing the waters right now. >> let's just address rig elephant in the room because any time anyone makes a trip to iowa people start speculating about what you're going to d>yo in the future and all that. let me be blunt, i am not now or nor will i ever be a coordinator of iowa. >> pretty funny guy. here with us new york democratic strategist karen hunter in new york also republican strategist susan. both, of course, msnbc...
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. >> florida was the focus because the election was close and florida determined the outcome. after florida the consensus in congress was we had to do something about voting. now we have to be careful not to talk about fixing elections. there's a difference between fixing elections and fixing voting. the consensus was we would repair the voting process, the hanging chad and those types of devices were antiquated and they were inaccessible. and so congress passed a law in 2002 called the help america vote act that funded states to buy new equipment, that set up national standards for voting equipment, that made overseas voting easier for military personnel especially, that looked at mobilizing college students to become poll workers, a number of things. and it set up a commission, a bipartisan presidentially appointed senate confirmed commission that needed three votes to make a decision on anything, and i became the first chairman of that commission. the commission was to have been formed 120 days after the law was passed. the commission was formed two years after the law was
. >> florida was the focus because the election was close and florida determined the outcome. after florida the consensus in congress was we had to do something about voting. now we have to be careful not to talk about fixing elections. there's a difference between fixing elections and fixing voting. the consensus was we would repair the voting process, the hanging chad and those types of devices were antiquated and they were inaccessible. and so congress passed a law in 2002 called the...
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most notably in florida. >> colorado, too, and other places and it blew up in their face. >> because marco rubio wasn't sharing the angle. so this time around they said, okay, we will not get involved. in some ways it's a damned if you do, damned if you don't because i'm not sure -- i don't know that stronger involvement from the nrsc, and the national republican committee, does that keep him from losing? >> but do they get punished for not having the guts to tell jim demint enough? you know what, your guys are doing this. or do they have to do it now? >> i think there will be -- we were talking about this off-air. i do think there is a reckoning within the republican party now to say, do you want to win or do you want to kind of preserve the righteousness of your principles among a smaller and smaller and smaller and smaller group of people. that's what the election showed. >> i bring this up. some senate republicans think i was being unfair this morning to mcconnell and coryn. the way washington worked 20 years ago, there would have been a challenge. the point you brought up, they
most notably in florida. >> colorado, too, and other places and it blew up in their face. >> because marco rubio wasn't sharing the angle. so this time around they said, okay, we will not get involved. in some ways it's a damned if you do, damned if you don't because i'm not sure -- i don't know that stronger involvement from the nrsc, and the national republican committee, does that keep him from losing? >> but do they get punished for not having the guts to tell jim demint...
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they lost in some swing states like florida and illinois but in the deep parts of the country, their base listens to rush limbaugh. they're not evolving and house republicans are still afraid of being primaried and how they're going to sell that to scared house republicans. >> i have to add something if i may. because a band-aid is not going to work. and adding gonzalez and per rez and juan and maria is not a sustainable solution. i hope what we're seeing as an olive branch is not just a token but we look at the strategic platform of what the party stands for so that it is truly friendly to us brown people. >> let's listen to what david frum said this morning. >> the conservativetor fellowship has been fleeced, exploited and lied to. mitt romney was twisted into pretzels. the people who put the cement shoes on his feet are now blaming him for sinking. >> there's former george w. bush speech writer saying that rush limbaugh and the conservative entertainment complex put cement overshoes on the republican candidate. >> i think he's exactly right. here's the problem. you can't spend 30
they lost in some swing states like florida and illinois but in the deep parts of the country, their base listens to rush limbaugh. they're not evolving and house republicans are still afraid of being primaried and how they're going to sell that to scared house republicans. >> i have to add something if i may. because a band-aid is not going to work. and adding gonzalez and per rez and juan and maria is not a sustainable solution. i hope what we're seeing as an olive branch is not just a...
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., the son of jeb bush, former governor of florida, and rand paul. let's play this and we'll get you on the other side. >> your dad going to run for president? >> i don't know. no comment. i certainly hope so, but -- >> which is it? >> i don't know or no comment. >> i hope so. >> is there going be to be another paul for president campaign? is. >> that's classified. i can't tell you that. you don't have clearance to hear that. i want to be part of the national debate. i think it's a little too soon to talk about who is going to run and who is not going to run. to tell you the truth, i don't know what will come. am i interested in thinking about that? yes. >> talk about a soul for the fight for the gop, rand paul versus jeb bush not to mention others trying to get in but we're starting to see two very different wings of the gop staking out ground. >> and i would say three, marco rubio out there, jeb bush who swatted down marco rubio's comments about the age of the earth, not knowing how old it was. and rand paul, he's running. let's just put it out the
., the son of jeb bush, former governor of florida, and rand paul. let's play this and we'll get you on the other side. >> your dad going to run for president? >> i don't know. no comment. i certainly hope so, but -- >> which is it? >> i don't know or no comment. >> i hope so. >> is there going be to be another paul for president campaign? is. >> that's classified. i can't tell you that. you don't have clearance to hear that. i want to be part of the...
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the map of 1864 the confederacy except for florida and virginia, it's exactly the same. that coalition retains to this day that's the regional party they're becoming. very interesting piece in the new yorker talking about the potential for texas to become blue in the next few cycles, and if that happens, then the democrats start over 270, i think jonathan can do the math in his head, and forget it. then you're just a minority party we would study in political science classes. >> this afternoon you and i were discussing some things that have been part of this republican campaign and we talked about the jim crow era. >> uh-huh. >> how much of that rhetoric has been as it were reignited this time around. >> it was full of it this time. i think if you look at the bush campaign, the bush years, did he a lot of things badly, but he was embracing of latinos. he wasn't overtly in terms of rhetoric negative toward blacks. i think he took it to a much more subtle level. romney brought it back. he's making birtherism jokes, sending john sununu out in say crazy things, rick santorum
the map of 1864 the confederacy except for florida and virginia, it's exactly the same. that coalition retains to this day that's the regional party they're becoming. very interesting piece in the new yorker talking about the potential for texas to become blue in the next few cycles, and if that happens, then the democrats start over 270, i think jonathan can do the math in his head, and forget it. then you're just a minority party we would study in political science classes. >> this...
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i've just seen, you know, growing up in south florida a change in generations. my grandparents and a lot of my cuban friends, their grandparents were adamant republicans and single issue cuba. then my parents, it was a little bit 50-50 and now my generation is definitely leaning more democratic so the issue is changing and i think cubans are becoming more and more democratic with the new generation. >> thank you so much. both of you, congressmen. we look forward to seeing you here in washington with the new term. >> thank you. >>> and meanwhile, prime minister netanyahu has spoken to his people addressed israel. he's said that this is what a responsible government does, that they implemented military force, but also, used political wisdom. his words. that i know that some expected a more intense military response and that may still be needed and not standing down on the threats to invade but he said the right thing to do is exhaust the opportunity to create a long-term cease-fire and as prime minister i have the right steps to safeguard our security. in the past
i've just seen, you know, growing up in south florida a change in generations. my grandparents and a lot of my cuban friends, their grandparents were adamant republicans and single issue cuba. then my parents, it was a little bit 50-50 and now my generation is definitely leaning more democratic so the issue is changing and i think cubans are becoming more and more democratic with the new generation. >> thank you so much. both of you, congressmen. we look forward to seeing you here in...
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, florida, florida, doesn't matter in terms of the presidency. does it matter? there will be a recount? >> well the way the law works, andrea, point one half of 1%, .5, .5 of 1% automatic recount. unless the losing candidate submits in writing to the secretary of state's office that they don't want one. so everybody's waiting to see what the final count is. our guys, shelly, thinks it was up to .51 which would be just above the automatic. so i think everybody's waiting for it. we've got three more counties. our man in florida, three more counties. let's get that in. should have it in in two days and then we'll find out if it's needed. i know the republican governor there is pressuring, there's pressure on boston, if it qualifies for a recount they would like the romney folks not ask for one. >> well, that's some real reporting. thank you very much, chuck todd, as always. joining me now, chris cillizza, msnbc political analyst. chris cillizza, what about the fiscal cliff and negotiations? what do you think the president is doing and planning and h
, florida, florida, doesn't matter in terms of the presidency. does it matter? there will be a recount? >> well the way the law works, andrea, point one half of 1%, .5, .5 of 1% automatic recount. unless the losing candidate submits in writing to the secretary of state's office that they don't want one. so everybody's waiting to see what the final count is. our guys, shelly, thinks it was up to .51 which would be just above the automatic. so i think everybody's waiting for it. we've got...
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alabama, florida, louisiana, florida, texas leads the pack with more than 115,000 signatures by itself to, quote, peacefully grant the state of texas to withdraw from the united states of america and create its own new government. as "the washington post" dana milbank put it in a recent column f obama were serious about being a good steward of the nation's finances, he would let them go. did you hear that? because many of those states are what dana milbank said are government takers, they take more in federal money than they pay in taxes. alabama gets $1.71 from the federal government for every $1 paid in taxes. louisiana gets $1.45 in federal aid for every $1 they pay in taxes. author of "bush's brain," and james braxton peterson associate professor of english at lehigh, and michael steele, former chair of the rnc and a political analyst here at msnbc. gentlemen, this is an extraordinary thing but let's talk about this, professor peterson, recent "daily beast" article you talked about using maps in 1859 to america today where states are petitioning to secede following obama's election
alabama, florida, louisiana, florida, texas leads the pack with more than 115,000 signatures by itself to, quote, peacefully grant the state of texas to withdraw from the united states of america and create its own new government. as "the washington post" dana milbank put it in a recent column f obama were serious about being a good steward of the nation's finances, he would let them go. did you hear that? because many of those states are what dana milbank said are government takers,...
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then there's florida. we still haven't called in the presidential race, because of the law that requires an automatic recount if the margin is less than .5%. right now with some of those absentee ballots counted, it is just above the less than .5%. if it gets to that, here's what i can tell you. republicans in the state would like it waived but mitt romney's campaign would have to waive the automatic recount. they don't want to spend the money. >>> now back to the fiscal cliff face-off. president obama and speaker boehner said all the right things about trying to avoid the worst case scenario but both sides also made a to interpo draw some lines. the question is are they in the sand? are they painted? is there going to be easily blown away? we'll see. capitol hill correspondent kelly o'donnell, you're back. guess what, kelly? there's no vacation. there's no post-election rest. we're diving right in. read between the lines for me here. what did you hear and listen to yesterday? >> i was pacing myself for th
then there's florida. we still haven't called in the presidential race, because of the law that requires an automatic recount if the margin is less than .5%. right now with some of those absentee ballots counted, it is just above the less than .5%. if it gets to that, here's what i can tell you. republicans in the state would like it waived but mitt romney's campaign would have to waive the automatic recount. they don't want to spend the money. >>> now back to the fiscal cliff...
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now if the new nbc marist poll is correct about florida, florida can decide it before we even, you know, do the late-night counting of the absentee ballots out of cleveland. i mean because florida, if that goes for president obama, that's pretty much the story, i think. >> mr. caputo, let me bring new you've in on this. the poll shows two point ahead for governor romney in florida, that within the margin of error. my team and i were struck with looking at the lines of people early voting in that state today. >> well, those lines are really going to be the indication of how this campaign is going to go. we've had gangbusters early voting turnout in florida. about two million people in a week. because of early voting, democrats have an edge and ballots cast of about 104,000 over republicans. republicans usually do well at mail and absentee ballots. democrats dominate early voting. but guess what? the legislature, rick scott shortened the early voting days. and relative to the early voting hours we had in 2008 in south florida, they essentially cut them by 22% or about 24 hours. so it's go
now if the new nbc marist poll is correct about florida, florida can decide it before we even, you know, do the late-night counting of the absentee ballots out of cleveland. i mean because florida, if that goes for president obama, that's pretty much the story, i think. >> mr. caputo, let me bring new you've in on this. the poll shows two point ahead for governor romney in florida, that within the margin of error. my team and i were struck with looking at the lines of people early voting...
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florida, 21%. this is a fifth of the public here doesn't have health insurance. so i guess in terms of how this plays out in the state house, i wonder if governors hold on to their seats once they reject something that would have a considerable human benefit. >> it will have a huge human benefit. it's not just the people who get health insurance. you know, there are hospitals in these states. today when people have no health insurance, they show up at the hospital and the hospitals have to treat them. and that cost at the hospital will bare it and pass it on to everyone else in the community. hospitals are looking at this and saying this is money that could help stabilize our finances so we don't have to charge everybody else so much money. i wouldn't be surprise d if ove the next few months, as the election is now passed, you hear more and more from hospitals if places like texas and oklahoma knocking on the door of the legislature saying, hey, what are you guys doing? this is a great deal for us. why are you turning away this money? we are going to have to make
florida, 21%. this is a fifth of the public here doesn't have health insurance. so i guess in terms of how this plays out in the state house, i wonder if governors hold on to their seats once they reject something that would have a considerable human benefit. >> it will have a huge human benefit. it's not just the people who get health insurance. you know, there are hospitals in these states. today when people have no health insurance, they show up at the hospital and the hospitals have...
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the only state has yet to call is florida. where president obama leads. he has won the popular vote. the 113th congress will be composed of a democratic majority in the senate with 53 democrats, a two seat increase, as well as 45 republicans and two independents. at least one of which will caucus with the democrats. in the house of representatives, returns will retain the majority. nbc news projects that once the votes are counted, republicans will hold 236 and democratics will hold 199 steets. nate silver, as reported here every night, correctly predicted the electoral outcome in all 50 states and the district of columbia, assuming florida tips towards president obama as it now appears it will. last night voters made history on the issue of same sex marriage, a marriage equalifity referendum has passed in maine and maryland and is on track to pass in washington state. those states become the first to approve same sex marriage through a ballot measure in our nation's history. and in minnesota voters rejected a state constitutional amendment limiting marri
the only state has yet to call is florida. where president obama leads. he has won the popular vote. the 113th congress will be composed of a democratic majority in the senate with 53 democrats, a two seat increase, as well as 45 republicans and two independents. at least one of which will caucus with the democrats. in the house of representatives, returns will retain the majority. nbc news projects that once the votes are counted, republicans will hold 236 and democratics will hold 199 steets....
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allen west keeps up the fight in flo florida. and new jersey gets some love from the vp. after two recounts and two hearings, patrick murphy remains the unofficial winner in the contest for florida's 18th congressional district. murphy's lead is just outside the 0.5 that would trigger a recount. they continued to count ballots after a noon deadline passed. murphy's campaign declared itself the winner based on the deadline past while west's campaign showed no sign of conceding. vice president joe biden toured storm damaged new jersey yesterday reassuring residents the federal government won't forget about them. biden spent his summers at the jersey shore as a boy and had this to say. >> so as the president is up here with the governor, we're not going anywhere, governor. we're not going anywhere, and you have a homeboy in the deal who gets it. >> and speaking of the garden state, new jersey governor chris christie stopped by "saturday night live" this weekend to talk hurricane recovery in his famous fashion fleece. >> i'd like to thank the red cross and first responders. i
allen west keeps up the fight in flo florida. and new jersey gets some love from the vp. after two recounts and two hearings, patrick murphy remains the unofficial winner in the contest for florida's 18th congressional district. murphy's lead is just outside the 0.5 that would trigger a recount. they continued to count ballots after a noon deadline passed. murphy's campaign declared itself the winner based on the deadline past while west's campaign showed no sign of conceding. vice president...
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we win florida, we win this election! >> well, in 2000 the election turned on the state of florida. in 2004 it was ohio that was the key. in 2008, virginia found itself in the center spotlight. collectively i've been calling them flohva. until florida our new poll has president obama up. ohio we still have the president holding his lead. 51% to 45%. and in a recent poll of likely voters in virginia, the president was up 2 points, a statistical tie and nbc news has it's own coming out tomorrow morning. look at the ad spending in these three states. more than half a billion collectively in the mega states of flohva. they're not just spending money there, they're spending time. the president will have visited the sunshine state 14 times, for mitt romney it's 16. president obama will have made 19 stops in ohio, governor romney will be there 21 times. so let's get to our special panel. adam smith is the political editor, chris booker, wcmh and larry sabado. larry, let me start with you. the state of virginia, last time it was the closest to the country, the national popular vote. it was
we win florida, we win this election! >> well, in 2000 the election turned on the state of florida. in 2004 it was ohio that was the key. in 2008, virginia found itself in the center spotlight. collectively i've been calling them flohva. until florida our new poll has president obama up. ohio we still have the president holding his lead. 51% to 45%. and in a recent poll of likely voters in virginia, the president was up 2 points, a statistical tie and nbc news has it's own coming out...
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florida senator marco rubio said, quote, well, senator marco rubio according to journalists, quote, distanced himself. kelly ayotte weighed in on "andrea mitchell reports" today. >> i listened to the comments. i don't know what the context fully was. i don't agree with the comments. we have big challenges that need to be resolved as you know. >> so you're not comfortable with what you heard him say. >> no, i don't know the full context of them, but i don't agree with the comments. >> you know, nobody sounded quite as annoyed with mitt romney in these comments as louisiana governor bobby jindal asked about the romney comments yesterday at the republican governors association conference. >> no, look, i think that's absolutely wrong. two points on that. one, we have got to stop dividing the american voters. we need to go after 100% of the votes, not 53%. i absolutely reject that notion, that description. i think that's absolutely wrong. that is not -- i don't think that represents where we are as a party and where we're going as a party. and i think that -- that has not got to be the most fundam
florida senator marco rubio said, quote, well, senator marco rubio according to journalists, quote, distanced himself. kelly ayotte weighed in on "andrea mitchell reports" today. >> i listened to the comments. i don't know what the context fully was. i don't agree with the comments. we have big challenges that need to be resolved as you know. >> so you're not comfortable with what you heard him say. >> no, i don't know the full context of them, but i don't agree with...
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if you look at states like nevada and colorado, and virginia specifically northern virginia, and florida along the i-4 corridor, the changes to the electorate are facing the republican party in a stark way. president bush realized this and michael and his team and there was significant outreach to the latino community in understanding that the party needed to evolve in that some of those lessons were lost and the devicesive ideological primary that mitt romney made, proposed the dream act to beat rick perry has cost him in the election. there will be that conversation and a loud conversation in the republican party but look, that's what elections do. they teach you lessons. i think michael is right, the party will have that conversation internally and i believe they will be competitive moving forward because they don't have a choice. >> go ahead. >> i think it's a one-sided conversation because if you get 27% of the hispanic vote, you cease to be a national party moving forward. i think most smart republicans will get that. there will be disagreement on how you respond to that but this i
if you look at states like nevada and colorado, and virginia specifically northern virginia, and florida along the i-4 corridor, the changes to the electorate are facing the republican party in a stark way. president bush realized this and michael and his team and there was significant outreach to the latino community in understanding that the party needed to evolve in that some of those lessons were lost and the devicesive ideological primary that mitt romney made, proposed the dream act to...
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you told politico, "he was supposed to speak at a fund-raiser in florida and the rnc contacted him and said because you were speaking out for the need for a third voice you're no longer invited to represent us at a fund-raiser. so he's actually been disinvited to a lot of events." >> i kind of spilled the beans there. not sure i was supposed to let that out but i'm glad that i did because that was actually what happened. they looked at my dad as someone that was more harmful to the party than any good. now you look at it, the flip of the switch, we want to go back there now, he's where we were. but my dad has always been authentic. i think the biggest lesson you should learn from what we're seeing with romney is you have to stay true to who you are because the party is going to come and go. as long as you are who you are, i think they'll respect you. that's not what we're seeing with some of the people out there speaking today. >> but that's how you see how good people, moderate people, adults in the party are being pushed aside for the extremists. >> yep. >> right. >> abby huntsman an
you told politico, "he was supposed to speak at a fund-raiser in florida and the rnc contacted him and said because you were speaking out for the need for a third voice you're no longer invited to represent us at a fund-raiser. so he's actually been disinvited to a lot of events." >> i kind of spilled the beans there. not sure i was supposed to let that out but i'm glad that i did because that was actually what happened. they looked at my dad as someone that was more harmful to...
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the only remaining question is florida which hasn't yet been called and where the president still holds a lead. last night at 12 minutes past 11:00, 12 minutesfirst declared the winner in 2008 the president clenched ohio and with it re-election. but a few were too shocked to believe it. >> all i'm saying is is that look we've had one instance where we're -- where something was prematurely called. >> karl rove is here with michael back there with the decision desk. we would like to refer to this as cage match 2012 bring it go. >> just before midnight while karl rove protested ay held at his rtz in dave weigel tweeted -- nobody tell rove but the ohio gop has conceded and gone home. at 12:50 in the morning, romney called to congratulate the president and shortly after used his concession speech to call for national unity. >> i so i had been able to fulfill your hopes to lead the country in a different direction, but the nation chose another leader and so ann and i join with you to earnestly pray for him and for this great nation. >> just after 1:00 a.m. president obama took the stage in ch
the only remaining question is florida which hasn't yet been called and where the president still holds a lead. last night at 12 minutes past 11:00, 12 minutesfirst declared the winner in 2008 the president clenched ohio and with it re-election. but a few were too shocked to believe it. >> all i'm saying is is that look we've had one instance where we're -- where something was prematurely called. >> karl rove is here with michael back there with the decision desk. we would like to...
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republican senator marco rubio from florida raised a lot of eyebrows with a weekdend visit to iowa. the official reason for visit? governor terry branstad's bifrtd day speech? they thought his speech sounded like a campaign style speech fueling speculation about his future. well, how you wind down from a presidential race? tmz reports governor romney and his wife took in a showing of "breaking down part 2" over the weekend at a theater in california near his home. romney admitted he's a fan of the "twilight" series. >>> a high profile appearance this weekend by new jersey governor chris christie on "saturday night live." he donned his familiar fleece jacket he's been wearing so often. >> i'd like to give a special thanks to my lovely wife who put up with a husband who smelled like a wet fleece for the past three weeks. >> you've been wearing that a lot. >> it's basically fused to my skin at this point. i'm going to die in this fleece. >> he should totally host the show he did a great job. time for "news nation" gut check. more retailers are looking to get a jump on the holiday shopp
republican senator marco rubio from florida raised a lot of eyebrows with a weekdend visit to iowa. the official reason for visit? governor terry branstad's bifrtd day speech? they thought his speech sounded like a campaign style speech fueling speculation about his future. well, how you wind down from a presidential race? tmz reports governor romney and his wife took in a showing of "breaking down part 2" over the weekend at a theater in california near his home. romney admitted he's...
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there's finally a winner in the race for florida's 18th congressional district. allen west, the republican, conceded to democrat patrick r murphy early today. after a two-week battle west decided to opt against the long and costly court battle. he went on to congratulate murphy saying he praised that murphy will serve his constituents with honor and integrity. >>> and another close house race will come to a close later today for utah's fourth congressional district race between mia love and jim mathison will be released today. love conceded the race on election night but is holding out hope uncounted mail and provisional ballots could turn the results. mathison is leadi ining given t president obama lost the state by 48%. finally, pour some sugar on me. twinkies may not be gone for good. hostess has agreed to mediation after a bankruptcy judge demanded that the two groups negotiate. it's unclear how the talks will go but both sides expressed hope and it's possible thousands of jobs could be saved. the mediation is set to take place this afternoon. >>> the market
there's finally a winner in the race for florida's 18th congressional district. allen west, the republican, conceded to democrat patrick r murphy early today. after a two-week battle west decided to opt against the long and costly court battle. he went on to congratulate murphy saying he praised that murphy will serve his constituents with honor and integrity. >>> and another close house race will come to a close later today for utah's fourth congressional district race between mia...
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. >> one of those tea party favorite, florida representative alan west, finally conceded to patrick murphy in when was one of the most probably high-profile congressional races in the country. are you suggesting, though, that the tea party is not much of a factor anymore? >> well, we rolled back the tea party tide. alan west, for example, ran proudly as a tea party icon. he said that the majority of democrats in congress were communists. that kind of extremism and that kind of rhetoric just doesn't fit. most districts in america. if you've got a fairly moderate congressional district that's interested in solutions, you reject that kind of extremism and that kind of rhetoric. and the more republicans clinging to that kind of tea party extremism, the less relevant they will be, the more likely it is they will lose their seats and we can get back to the business of moving america forward and solving problems, not creating more problems. >> new york congressman steve israel, good of you to take time on this day before thanksgiving. >> happy thanksgiving. >> president obama is back at the white
. >> one of those tea party favorite, florida representative alan west, finally conceded to patrick murphy in when was one of the most probably high-profile congressional races in the country. are you suggesting, though, that the tea party is not much of a factor anymore? >> well, we rolled back the tea party tide. alan west, for example, ran proudly as a tea party icon. he said that the majority of democrats in congress were communists. that kind of extremism and that kind of...
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it's heartbreaking for this north florida guy to see. thank you for bringing it up though. >> you're welcome. anything for you. >> what's happening with the markets today? >> another down day. we've had a good sell-off the last couple of days. some people talk about europe but everybody that we talked to is like, listen, there's a lot of concern about what's going to happen on 12-31-12. i know some people say it's not a cliff. paul krugman is slamming that idea as well. it's going to be a slow roll but it's going to hit people, spending, the market knows when people lose their jobs their taxes go up. less money into the economy which means earnings go down which means stock goes down. all pretty cut and dry. >> do you know who fell off a cliff? george lessenby. >> what happened to him? >> he was in one bond film. what happened to him, mark? >> i didn't quite make it. >> i can see that. >> well, you weren't paying attention. i said roger moore. >> you said that. >> you are the man with the -- >> ambiguous. >> i sort of don't understand an
it's heartbreaking for this north florida guy to see. thank you for bringing it up though. >> you're welcome. anything for you. >> what's happening with the markets today? >> another down day. we've had a good sell-off the last couple of days. some people talk about europe but everybody that we talked to is like, listen, there's a lot of concern about what's going to happen on 12-31-12. i know some people say it's not a cliff. paul krugman is slamming that idea as well. it's...
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that was florida 12 years ago. here we are in 2012, and florida's vote tally just came in about oh, about 24 hours ago. as we reported yesterday, president obama, the projected winner in the sunshine state, he will get that state's 29 electoral votes. joining me now from miami, mark prudhoe, political reporter for the "miami herald," why is it always florida? >> there's something in the water. there are 1,000 explanations. this is a little bit of a butterfly effect, little things spiral out into big things. and you had a variety of different things that kind of conspired against us to call for a long night of casting and counting ballots and an even longer time of getting the results in. >> give me two of the things. just give me two of the small things. >> well, there was one that was kind of big. well, it's a bill. hb 1355 passed in 2011 by republican legislature, signed by governor rick scott. it shortened early voting days from 14 to 8. rick scott refused to extend the hours when he saw long lines. the same bil
that was florida 12 years ago. here we are in 2012, and florida's vote tally just came in about oh, about 24 hours ago. as we reported yesterday, president obama, the projected winner in the sunshine state, he will get that state's 29 electoral votes. joining me now from miami, mark prudhoe, political reporter for the "miami herald," why is it always florida? >> there's something in the water. there are 1,000 explanations. this is a little bit of a butterfly effect, little...
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. >> boy did they ever in florida. that was darlene jones from wftv trying to get an answer from rick scott about this. voters stuck in line for eight hours and more in polling places around the state of florida after governor scott cut the days for early voting and refused to add any of them back when the lines were that long. he says it all worked fine. the right thing happened. florida officials say the lines pop upmostly in big cities with diverse population. they say that as if that's self-explanatory in terms of why you have long lines. but florida officials have you been to l.a.? really big city. we have been getting letters from people who vote in california where they opened tons and tons of polling places that serve much smaller groups of voters than the way you dole with it in florida. in california they vote at the nep tune society. they vote in their neighbor's garage. they voted at headquarters of the venice beach lifeguards. californians do not do is stand in line and wait eight hours to vote. after the
. >> boy did they ever in florida. that was darlene jones from wftv trying to get an answer from rick scott about this. voters stuck in line for eight hours and more in polling places around the state of florida after governor scott cut the days for early voting and refused to add any of them back when the lines were that long. he says it all worked fine. the right thing happened. florida officials say the lines pop upmostly in big cities with diverse population. they say that as if...
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in the state of florida it actually gets worse. romney desperately needs to win the state of florida and he is running a spanish language ad meant to stoke the fears of cuban-americans. the ad tries to connect president obama to venezuelan president hugo chavez and fidel castro. "the miami herald" reports the romney campaign would not furnish the ad despite repeated requests. in other words, the ad is so outrageous, the romney campaign tried to slip it under the radar. obviously the strategy is backfiring. let's turn to annette taddeo, member of the miami-dade democratic party. annette, great to have you with us tonight. i keep saying the bread basket to victory for president obama is going to be south florida. turnout is to important. but now this spanish language ad that's out, what is this doing to stroke the fears and the emotions of people down in that portion of the state? >> well, it just -- i think mitt romney is finally just getting absolutely desperate. it is him learning a little bit of -- him realizing he cannot win, ju
in the state of florida it actually gets worse. romney desperately needs to win the state of florida and he is running a spanish language ad meant to stoke the fears of cuban-americans. the ad tries to connect president obama to venezuelan president hugo chavez and fidel castro. "the miami herald" reports the romney campaign would not furnish the ad despite repeated requests. in other words, the ad is so outrageous, the romney campaign tried to slip it under the radar. obviously the...
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miami, florida, we have been every of where. americans everywhere feel the pulse of this country, we can do better. this is an election about the hard working people that i have e met all over this country. so tomorrow we can take a right turn and go back to the policies that hurt the middle class or continue down the path of progress with president obama. i ask you to do one thing tomorrow. get out and vote. that's "the ed show." the "the rachel maddow show" starts right now. good evening, rachel. >> good evening. i'm look forward to being here with you all tomorrow night. it's going to be great. thanks for staying with us for the next hour. four years ago tonight, it was actually the night after the '08 presidential election. we voted november 4th. we vote november 6th this time. so november 5th was the night after barack obama had just walloped john mccain in that year's presidential election. you remember the electoral college map. the total 365 electoral votes for obama and only 173 for john mccain. barack obama won that pr
miami, florida, we have been every of where. americans everywhere feel the pulse of this country, we can do better. this is an election about the hard working people that i have e met all over this country. so tomorrow we can take a right turn and go back to the policies that hurt the middle class or continue down the path of progress with president obama. i ask you to do one thing tomorrow. get out and vote. that's "the ed show." the "the rachel maddow show" starts right...
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. >> word is out of florida jeb is lining up for 2016. >> another bush. jeb jr. weighed on fellow floridian marco rubio another potential candidate. this week rubio passed on a question about the age of lan net earth calling it one of the greatest mysteries. we talked about that yesterday. jeb jr. admitted it whas a strange question but called rubio's response, quote, a kind of head-scratching type of answer. >> it was kind of head-scratching. >> it was. we talked about it yesterday. >> i don't know, man. >> he said i'm not a scientist, man. >> but he is an expert on hip-hop. >> is he ever. he went deep in the interview about hip-hop, went back to the '80s, '90s, africa. marco rubio knows his stuff, not that that's going to be a key voting issue? 2016 but impressive. >> he's showed to me he's not going to get the new republicans. when romney came out with the phone call abouts the gifts and jindal was boom, no, this is not the way to talk, not who we are, even then he was straddling the fence. i'm not sure what he said. if mr. rubio -- >> did he use that voice? >
. >> word is out of florida jeb is lining up for 2016. >> another bush. jeb jr. weighed on fellow floridian marco rubio another potential candidate. this week rubio passed on a question about the age of lan net earth calling it one of the greatest mysteries. we talked about that yesterday. jeb jr. admitted it whas a strange question but called rubio's response, quote, a kind of head-scratching type of answer. >> it was kind of head-scratching. >> it was. we talked about...
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we have crews up and down the streets from tampa, florida. this is the debris lester holt showed you. this is where we were standing until about three hours before sandy came in. then the surge took out a 350-foot dune. this restaurant is a total mess. one bit of good news today. airport cancellations, flight cancellations down. yesterday we had over 1700, today about 650. 90% of those are at newark, laguardia and jfk. no delays are reported. when you have 500 cancellations at newark, that would cut down on any backlog and delays. also brick township when this a mandatory evacuation in low-lying areas rescinds that at 3:00 p.m. only for the mainland areas. the barrier islands up and down the coast are off limits in jersey. better weather aahead, though, for you in new york city, tamron, and up and down the east coast and in hard-hit areaing this week end. a nice turn-around. >> it adds to just the strangeness of the weather that we've been experiencing or the range of weather that we've been experienci experiencing, mike. you know that better
we have crews up and down the streets from tampa, florida. this is the debris lester holt showed you. this is where we were standing until about three hours before sandy came in. then the surge took out a 350-foot dune. this restaurant is a total mess. one bit of good news today. airport cancellations, flight cancellations down. yesterday we had over 1700, today about 650. 90% of those are at newark, laguardia and jfk. no delays are reported. when you have 500 cancellations at newark, that...
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and in the rewrite tonight, another unarmed black teenage boy is shot dead in florida. and yes, the shooter now claims he was standing his ground oh. that's coming up. new prilosec otc wildberry is the same frequent heartburn treatment as prilosec otc. now with a fancy coating that gives you a burst of wildberry flavor. now why make a flavored heartburn pill? because this is america. and we don't just make things you want, we make things you didn't even know you wanted. like a spoon fork. spray cheese. and jeans made out of sweatpants. so grab yourself some new prilosec otc wildberry. [ male announcer ] one pill each morning. 24 hours. zero heartburn. satisfaction guaranteed or your money back. a new way to save on your prescriptions. it's the aarp medicarerx saver plus plan from unitedhealthcare. with this plan, you can get copays as low as a dollar through a preferred network pharmacy like walgreens -- where you'll find 8,000 convenient locations. best of all, this plan has the lowest part d premium in the united states -- only $15 a month. open enrollment ends decemb
and in the rewrite tonight, another unarmed black teenage boy is shot dead in florida. and yes, the shooter now claims he was standing his ground oh. that's coming up. new prilosec otc wildberry is the same frequent heartburn treatment as prilosec otc. now with a fancy coating that gives you a burst of wildberry flavor. now why make a flavored heartburn pill? because this is america. and we don't just make things you want, we make things you didn't even know you wanted. like a spoon fork. spray...
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joining me richard wolffe and from orlando, florida, joy reid. what is the latest in florida? >> it's a mess. i just got the phone with a friend of mine in south florida. people are still in line at the lone place where you can absentee early vote. people are fully taking advantage of it and it is proof that florida really needed those 14 days. the lines have been extraordinary throughout the state. five counties now out of 67 went ahead and allowed absentee voting on the spot, which means that in five counties you had more early vote time than you did in p the other 62 counties. that in and of itself it is unfair and in miami it is utter chaos. >> let's listen to what steve schmidt told chuck todd this morning. >> i think one of the things you always want to be for is you want everybody who is eligible to vote to vote and that's how you want to win elections. i think that all of the stuff that hags transpired over the last two years is in search of a solution to a problem. a voting fraud that doesn't really exist -- it's part of the mittology now in the republican party that
joining me richard wolffe and from orlando, florida, joy reid. what is the latest in florida? >> it's a mess. i just got the phone with a friend of mine in south florida. people are still in line at the lone place where you can absentee early vote. people are fully taking advantage of it and it is proof that florida really needed those 14 days. the lines have been extraordinary throughout the state. five counties now out of 67 went ahead and allowed absentee voting on the spot, which...
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but seriously, florida officials, have you guys ever been to l.a.? los angeles? really big city, really diverse. we have been getting letters from people who vote in california where they opened tons and tons of polling places that serve much smaller groups of voters than the way you deal with it in florida. in california, for example, they vote at the up in tune society columbarium, they vote in their neighbor's garage. they vote at the headquarters of the venus beach lifeguards in los angeles. what californians do not do, not generally, is stand in line and wait eight hours to vote. after the cake splat of an election in florida and several other states this year, we are watching for ideas about how to fix our broken election system. election law expert rick hassan says we should declare a state like florida an election disaster area and bring in the feds. he says congress should nationalize the elections for every state with voter registration that follows you for life and the option of using your thumbprint as i.d. at the polls. the center for justice is reco
but seriously, florida officials, have you guys ever been to l.a.? los angeles? really big city, really diverse. we have been getting letters from people who vote in california where they opened tons and tons of polling places that serve much smaller groups of voters than the way you deal with it in florida. in california, for example, they vote at the up in tune society columbarium, they vote in their neighbor's garage. they vote at the headquarters of the venus beach lifeguards in los...
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here in florida. so i'm excited. i think this is going to be a very close election but i disagree with some of the commentators a couple minutes ago. we're going to win ohio, iowa wisconsin, nevada, colorado and we're going to fight it out here in florida and i expect we're going to win it here as well. >> what do you say to republicans who say that the primary concern for hispanic-americans as well as all other americans is the economy in the last unemployment numbers that came out on friday, the hispanic unemployment rate was 10%. well above the national average? >> that's what you say when you're losing the hispanic vote by 70 to 20 or something. i predicted last summer that we were going to get at least 70% of the vote. that might be closer to 72 or 73%. so they're going to say a lot of things. they're now saying that they're for immigration reform even though their platform and candidate talks about the self-deportation of 11 million people. i've talked to a tlot of people latinos, blacks, asians and whites and
here in florida. so i'm excited. i think this is going to be a very close election but i disagree with some of the commentators a couple minutes ago. we're going to win ohio, iowa wisconsin, nevada, colorado and we're going to fight it out here in florida and i expect we're going to win it here as well. >> what do you say to republicans who say that the primary concern for hispanic-americans as well as all other americans is the economy in the last unemployment numbers that came out on...
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like i will have an opportunity to serve with patrick murphy who will represent florida. he's been declared the winner in all three counties. he's outside the required margin for recount. unfortunately, congressman west is not conceding and plans a legal battle. but i think this will work out the way the constituents in florida decided chrks is that path ri murphy should be their representative and they rejected extremism. >> congresswoman, thank you for your time tonight. remember to answer tonight's question at the bottom of the screen. share your thoughts on twitter at "the ed show" and on facebook. we want to know what you think. >>> coming up, president obama's plan to win the first big legislative battle of his second term. stay tuned. you're watching "the ed show" on msnbc. g dreams. one is for a clean, domestic energy future that puts us in control. our abundant natural gas is already saving us money, producing cleaner electricity, putting us to work here in america and supporting wind and solar. though all energy development comes with some risk, we're committed
like i will have an opportunity to serve with patrick murphy who will represent florida. he's been declared the winner in all three counties. he's outside the required margin for recount. unfortunately, congressman west is not conceding and plans a legal battle. but i think this will work out the way the constituents in florida decided chrks is that path ri murphy should be their representative and they rejected extremism. >> congresswoman, thank you for your time tonight. remember to...
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the kind of trauma you've experienced here in florida more than once. and it's interesting to see how people come together, in a circumstance like this. now, people coming together, is also what's going to happen, i believe, on november 7th. >> pretty much equivalent. helping people who are suffering with their lives in danger because our fellow americans have been affected by a gigantic, national disaster in our biggest population center. pretty much the same thing as helping mitt romney get elected! pretty much the same thing, right? we all come together. right? [ 8 training from your son. can you help me with something? nope! good talk. [ male announcer ] or free windows 8 training when you buy a computer at staples. another way staples makes it easier to upgrade. to start her own interior design business. she's got a growing list of clients she keeps in touch with using e-mail marketing from constantcontact.com. constantcontact is easy and affordable. it lets her send out updates and photos that showcase her expertise and inspire her customers for o
the kind of trauma you've experienced here in florida more than once. and it's interesting to see how people come together, in a circumstance like this. now, people coming together, is also what's going to happen, i believe, on november 7th. >> pretty much equivalent. helping people who are suffering with their lives in danger because our fellow americans have been affected by a gigantic, national disaster in our biggest population center. pretty much the same thing as helping mitt romney...